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The prevalence of hypertension in 4,993 rural Zulus.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1984; 78(6):785-9.TR

Abstract

In a study of 4,993 rural Zulus the over-all prevalence of primary hypertension was 8.37% (females 8.78%, males 7.4%). The mean arterial pressure in relation to age and sex was not as high as in urban Zulus. A diastolic blood pressure of greater than or equal to 95 mm Hg was present in 4.99% of the subjects and 1.46% had a diastolic blood pressure of greater than or equal to 110 mm Hg. This study suggests that hypertension is not a major health problem in rural Zulus and that large case-finding and intervention programmes should be confined to the urban Black population of South Africa.

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Seedat YK
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Hackland DB
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MeSH

AdolescentAdultAfrican AmericansAfrican Continental Ancestry GroupAgedFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedRural PopulationSouth AfricaUrban Population

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

6533851

Citation

Seedat, Y K., and D B. Hackland. "The Prevalence of Hypertension in 4,993 Rural Zulus." Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 78, no. 6, 1984, pp. 785-9.
Seedat YK, Hackland DB. The prevalence of hypertension in 4,993 rural Zulus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1984;78(6):785-9.
Seedat, Y. K., & Hackland, D. B. (1984). The prevalence of hypertension in 4,993 rural Zulus. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 78(6), 785-9.
Seedat YK, Hackland DB. The Prevalence of Hypertension in 4,993 Rural Zulus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1984;78(6):785-9. PubMed PMID: 6533851.
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